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Source Description
Barye drew these sketches in preparation for modeling "Lion and Serpent," his famous statue, which originally stood in front of the Tuileries Palace. In addition to showing the lion with its forepaw raised, as in "Lion and Serpent, No. 3," (Walters 27.87) he also included studies of the lion's claws and paw.
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Document identity
localId
33743
label
Sketches of a Lion
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
33743
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Sketches of a Lion
description
Barye drew these sketches in preparation for modeling "Lion and Serpent," his famous statue, which originally stood in front of the Tuileries Palace. In addition to showing the lion with its forepaw raised, as in "Lion and Serpent, No. 3," (Walters 27.87) he also included studies of the lion's claws and paw.
provenance
Mme Vildieu (born Georgine-Virginie-Henriette Barye); Fabius Frères, Paris; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
ca. 1832
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
sketches
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
4 15/16 x 6 5/16 in. (12.5 x 16 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Stamp] Collection/ VILDIEU-BARYE.
med
graphite on paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
34
3818
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photo
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